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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Deadline Thanks

I'm in buckle-down deadline mode for ENSLAVED, the fifth book in my Eternal Guardians series, so instead of a rambling post about the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday (which I can't even think about yet) I'm going to share my I'm So Freakin' Thankful For These Things During Deadline Days list with you:

1. My husband. During deadline crunch time he turns into Mr. Mom on crack. He does all the cooking, all the cleaning, all the laundry (doesn't even shrink my clothes) all the kid-duty AND he kicks me out of the house to get away and write. Of course he's number-obsessed..."How many words did you get done today?"...and doesn't quite understand that a book isn't necessarily done at 100K words, but I'm willing to cut him some slack. (So long as he keeps making me breakfast.)

2. Wine. Lots of it. Nothing knocks me out and makes me sleep better after a full day of writing than a bottle, er...GLASS of wine. (Yeah, glass. That's what I said.)

3. My CP. Who interrupts me in the middle of writing a love scene to IM random things like:

This is why I can't fill out a simple questionnaire at work: Under "length of experience" I want to write: 'At least nine inches.' And under "hobbies": 'Is this an R or X rated audience?'

4. Bacon lube! Okay, seriously, I have ZERO experience with this, but someone tweeted it last night after I got done writing and I'm now seriously obsessed. I must know more about this product. Very thankful for things like this that take my mind off what the heck is happening next in the manuscript. And come on, you can't look at those flashing images and NOT laugh your butt off.

5. Twitter. Because in addition to the above amazing things you can learn on Twitter, you can also discover bits of wisdom like this:

LOVED this post, and I hear ya about the school thingy...but I think that boarding school would be the route I take. And I am a HUGE fan of TUMS--but it has to be the mint green ones. I keep a full bottle by my laptop. Good luck w/ your deadline.

Shana - good question! I see things totally different now that I'm on the other side of the school issue. When I was a teacher we never had enough days without kids. Now as a working parent, there aren't enough days when the kids are IN school!

catslady - Thanks. :) Gotta keep that sense of humor, right?

Brooklyn - I LOVE that line! That was John Cusack, right? *grin* I love him.

I adored this list. SO great. I've been MIA on this blog due to deadlines as well. Looking forward to the next book in your series. I'm posting this on my FB reader page. Go get 'em..and pass the wine ;)

Great blog, and good luck with your deadline. Love the Video, great band, and I could totally relate to everything on your list--especially the alcohol fairy. Still not sure about Bacon Lube, but it does give me something to ponder....